Manchester City striker Carlos Tévez has declared that he wants to leave the club because he can no longer bear being separated from his family.
The Argentina international has never made a secret of the fact that he misses his children, who have been living with their mother back in Argentina.
Currently with Argentina for the Copa America, Tévez has been reunited with his wife Vanesa but cannot persuade her to move to Manchester.
"It is with great regret that I have to inform Manchester City of my wish to leave the club," Tévez said in a statement.
"I would like to state that I have great respect for the club, its supporters and the owner, Sheikh Mansour, who has been nothing other than respectful to me.
"I hope that the people understand the difficult circumstances I have been living under the past 12 months, in regards to my family.
"Living without my children in Manchester has been incredibly challenging for me.
"Everything I do, I do for my daughters, Katia and Florencia. I need to be closer to them and to spend more time with them.
"I need them to be happy because my life is about them now. I need to be in a place where they can adapt.
"Being captain of Manchester City, qualifying for the Champions League, winning the FA Cup and finishing as top-scorer last season has made me very proud.
"I hope that most of the City fans will understand that I have given them my all on the pitch and that my dedication to the City cause has been 100% on the pitch.
"I hope I have done my bit to help City continue their progress towards their ambition to be champions of England and to advance in the Champions League.
"I have no doubt that the players and management of City will achieve great success in the future."
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The Argentina international has never made a secret of the fact that he misses his children, who have been living with their mother back in Argentina.
Currently with Argentina for the Copa America, Tévez has been reunited with his wife Vanesa but cannot persuade her to move to Manchester.
"It is with great regret that I have to inform Manchester City of my wish to leave the club," Tévez said in a statement.
"I would like to state that I have great respect for the club, its supporters and the owner, Sheikh Mansour, who has been nothing other than respectful to me.
"I hope that the people understand the difficult circumstances I have been living under the past 12 months, in regards to my family.
"Living without my children in Manchester has been incredibly challenging for me.
"Everything I do, I do for my daughters, Katia and Florencia. I need to be closer to them and to spend more time with them.
"I need them to be happy because my life is about them now. I need to be in a place where they can adapt.
"Being captain of Manchester City, qualifying for the Champions League, winning the FA Cup and finishing as top-scorer last season has made me very proud.
"I hope that most of the City fans will understand that I have given them my all on the pitch and that my dedication to the City cause has been 100% on the pitch.
"I hope I have done my bit to help City continue their progress towards their ambition to be champions of England and to advance in the Champions League.
"I have no doubt that the players and management of City will achieve great success in the future."
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